Sophie Nyweide
Passionate About Helping Other Addicts, Friend Says
… But Couldn’t Save Herself
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Sophie Nyweide always strove to help other people dealing with drug addiction, even though she ultimately wasn’t able to conquer her own disease … so says her longtime friend and former partner.
Eden Herlihy sat down with us for an interview all about Sophie — who she met at a clinic in Utah called Elevations, which helps kids with anxiety, depression, bullying and other issues … and, she says she was immediately struck by how kind and welcoming Sophie was.
Nyweide wasn’t judgmental like other girls in the program, Eden explains … and, she carried that through the rest of her life — always trying to help those around her who were struggling with drugs, bullying, and other challenges.
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Herlihy — who dated Sophie for a time — says her late friend wasn’t able to overcome her own disease, the word Eden uses multiple times to describe the addiction … admitting the two used drugs together multiple times.
She says they watched many of their friends succumb to the disease … but, she never thought Sophie would be one of them because she was so strong — adding it never seemed like she reached a point where she thought she wouldn’t be able to overcome her addiction.
Worth noting … the medical examiner in Vermont has not yet released a cause of death, so it’s unclear if Nyweide overdosed — though investigators are looking into that.
As we told you … Sophie was found on a riverbank in Vermont and pronounced dead earlier this month. She was with a man when she died, though cops have stated that at this time, he’s not a suspect or person of interest.
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Tragically, Nyweide was pregnant when she passed … and, Herlihy gets real emotional when talking about what it would’ve meant to her to be a mother.
Sophie was 24.
RIP